Nikon’s new 35mm DX lens, released this week, is not the last lens announcement Nikon will be making this year. "This is not the last lens announcement we’ll be making this year." said Robert Cristina, Nikon’s head of pro products in Europe.
Speaking to the excellent DP Review, Cristina and his colleague Ludovic Drean outlined the reasons for releasing the rather odd and seemingly specialist 35mm ƒ1.8 DX lens. Summary: The 50mm is insanely popular and this new 35mm lens brings a fast, 50mm-equivalent lens to DX owners, and it does it on the cheap.
But of course we’re more interested in the new lenses hinted at here. What will they be? Nikon seems to be on a roll right now, knocking out crowd-pleaser after crowd-pleaser. In which case I’d like to offer some suggestions from the crowd — us.
I want more fast and cheap-ish prime lenses. I love primes because they have wider maximum apertures than zooms and therefore give a sweet, shallow depth of field. The trouble is, these are usually specialty lenses and cost a lot of money. My hope is for a range of ƒ1.8 objectives, from 35mm up to around 100mm. and I want them full frame, FX, not cropped frame DX. Nikon now has three FX cameras and the full frame lenses available are all getting old now. Added bonus — you can use these full frame lenses on the DX cameras, which is not true in reverse.
What about y’all, readers? Lens wishes in the comments. Weird and wonderful suggestions are especially encouraged.
35mm F1.8 for DX? What is Nikon up to? [DP Review]
See Also:
- Nikon Announces Hot, Fast 35mm "Standard" Lens
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